Jenks Gillem
Jennings Frederick "Sam" "Jenks" Gillem (c. 1890 – November 11, 1951) was an American football player and coach. Gillem played for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South, and was selected All-Southern in 1910, 1911, and 1912. His ability punting the football netted him a spot on an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[1][2] He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known as Samford University (1924–1926), Birmingham–Southern College (1928–1939), and Sewanee (1940–1941), compiling a career college football record of 73–65–10. Gillem died on November 11, 1951 at a hospital in Gadsden, Alabama after a long illness.[3] He was 5'9" and 150 pounds.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1890 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died | November 11, 1951 (aged 61) Gadsden, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1910–1912 | Sewanee |
| Position(s) | End, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919–1922 | Birmingham–Southern (assistant) |
| 1923 | Howard (AL) (assistant) |
| 1924–1926 | Howard (AL) |
| 1928–1939 | Birmingham–Southern |
| 1940–1941 | Sewanee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 73–65–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Dixie (1934, 1937) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× All-Southern (1910, 1911, 1912) Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era. Sewanee All-Time Football Team | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924–1926) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Howard | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | Howard | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1926 | Howard | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Howard: | 13–12–2 | ||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–2–4 | |||||||
| 1929 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1930 | Birmingham–Southern | 5–4 | |||||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association / Dixie Conference) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Birmingham–Southern | 5–4 | 2–3 / 4–3 | 6th / T–12th | |||||
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Dixie Conference) (1932–1938) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Birmingham–Southern | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–3–3 | 2–1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | Birmingham–Southern | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Birmingham–Southern | 2–6 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1936 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1937 | Birmingham–Southern | 6–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Birmingham–Southern | 4–5 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1939 | Birmingham–Southern | 3–5–1 | 2–3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| Birmingham–Southern: | 53–43–8 | ||||||||
| Sewanee Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1940) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Sewanee | 3–5 | 0–1 | 13th | |||||
| Sewanee Tigers (Independent) (1941) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Sewanee | 2–5 | |||||||
| Sewanee: | 5–10 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 73–65–10 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "All-Time Football Team Lists Greats Of Past, Present". Gadsden Times. July 27, 1969.
- "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
- "Jennings Gillem Dies In Birmingham". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. November 12, 1951. Retrieved January 18, 2011 – via Google News.
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